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An explosion ripped through a temple inside the premises of the 26th battalion Assam Rifles in Aizawl early on Thursday morning.The explosion shattered 26 window panes and some window fra...

The new economic policies of the Centre are to blame for the current plight of the ailing Hindustan Photo Films (HPF) manufacturing company, near here, said R. Muthu Sundaram, general sec...

Indian Oil claims technological breakthrough in making bio-diesel

Councillors demand comprehensive plan for tackling crisis

Maharashtra’s Tribal Development Department is helping 18 villages in three districts to use the Forest Rights Act to exercise their control over tendu leaves

Two persons were killed and 10 others injured when an overcrowded bus overturned near Tiyania village in Bihar's Bhojpur district this morning, a police official said.

Five members of a marriage party were killed and 23 others injured when a bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Udhampur district today.

A Mexican official says a federal police helicopter flying to a prison crashed in Veracruz state today, killing three people on board and injuring another three.

Two passenger trains collided at a station just outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Wednesday, injuring at least 20 people, local officials said.

A teenage suicide bomber killed 17 people at a busy Pakistani bus terminal on Wednesday, the third attack in three days as the country stepped up security for the holy month of Muharram.

An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest on Thursday - although his record may last only a few days.

Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif on Thursday sought civil nuclear technology to overcome Pakistan's energy crisis during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

Nissan Motor Co Ltd will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide, including the March compact car, due to a glitch in the steering wheel, Japan's No.2 automaker said on Thursday.

At least two people were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a bomb tore through a vehicle used by security forces in Pakistan's troubled southwest on Thursday, police said.

At least two people were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a bomb tore through a vehicle used by security forces in Pakistan's troubled southwest on Thursday, police said.

LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street, in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a terrorist...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed 11 security personnel and two civilians on Thursday in southwestern Pakistan where separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The rupee fell below the key psychological level of 56 to the dollar on Thursday, its lowest level in over 8-1/2 months, as the dollar rallied on worries about a potent...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart surgeries reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday becoming the oldest person to conquer the worl...

Court also granted permanent custody of their son to the woman and 'permanently restrained' the man from coming within one km of them

Tushar Gandhi sees red over attempt by London auction house to sell a slide containing Mahatma Gandhi's blood; incidentally, the sample went unsold as it could not draw the reserve price ...

45-year-old was found murdered at his workshop in Elphinstone Road with wounds to his neck, cheeks and chest; police rule out robbery as the motive

In a surprise move, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was secretly shifted from a Mumbai prison to a Pune jail early Wednesday, official sources said.

Sources say jail employees have been asked not to get too excited with Sanjay Dutt's presence in their midst; have been warned not to shake hands with the actor, as some of the staffers w...

Calcutta, May 22: The Mamata Banerjee government has decided to return nearly 10,000 acres from its land bank to 30,000-odd original owners by the end of the year with an eye on electoral...

New Delhi, May 22: In the morning, the Opposition had asked why the government was celebrating its anniversary despite its "failures". In the evening, Sonia Gandhi responded saying the go...

May 22: Britain was facing up to its first fatal terrorist attack since the 7/7 bombings tonight after two men killed a soldier on the streets of London with meat cleavers.

Mumbai, May 22: A top executive in an IPL team, a cricket commentator and at least four Team India players have come under the widening investigation into the spot-fixing case.

Ranchi, May 22: Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) elections have come under the scanner of the inspector-general of registration who has questioned the credibility of the returni...

This comes after arrested actor Vindoo Dara Singh told the police he placed bets on behalf of Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan.

Sources have also told CNN-IBN that apart from Meiyappan, other functionaries in the Chennai Super Kings may also be quizzed.

Police sources say that the couple had secretly married in court and the man's family was demanding dowry.

British Prime Minister David Cameron called the attack a 'sickening and appalling crime' and said the case was being treated as a terrorist attack.

"This season at least 15-20 matches are fixed. Bollywood is also involved but they will never get caught. It is supervised from Dubai."

Sports Minister says the government may consider to work out a law to deal with such corruption in sports of all kinds.

Along with talks on resolving border disputes, India and China, the two most populous and fastest growing Asian economies, are talking business and laying a roadmap to reach a 'dynamic ba...

In the growing probe into the spot-fixing scandal that has hit the latest edition of the Indian Premier League, the Mumbai Police are likely to question Gurunath Meiyappan, CEO of IPL fra...

The Cannes red carpet is one of the most glamorous in the world with celebrities saving up their fashion mojo for the French Riviera. Little wonder then that India was holding it's breath...

The BSE Sensex dropped over 350 points on Thursday tracking global weakness, while the 50-share Nifty traded below the key 6,000 mark. Indian markets are heading towards their fourth cons...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said India was well positioned to become a net provider of security in its immediate region in the Indian Ocean and beyond.

India faces an entire spectrum of security challenges, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday.

The results of the Central Board of Secondary Education`s (CBSE) Class 12 board examinations are likely to be announced by the end of this month.

he new identity for Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt from Wednesday is prisoner number 16656 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune where he was shifted from Mumbai`s Arthur Road Prison following his...

A new variety of mango, harvested at Uttar Pradesh`s famous mango centre Malihabad, has been named Nirbhaya.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said, India was well positioned to become a net provider of security in its immediate region in the Indian Oce...

The has flown back to London, cutting short a trip to France, to lead the government response to a suspected terror attack in south-east London. <...

The IPL match fixing controversy is getting murkier with the Mumbai police arriving in Chennai to conduct further investigation in the case. <br...

<a href="http://www.newsonair.com/news.asp?cat=National&id=NN129" President Pranab Mukherjee will arrive in Shimla on a three-days visit to Himachal Pradesh. This will be his first visit ...

<a href="http://www.newsonair.com/news.asp?cat=National&id=NN135" Heat wave continued to sweep most parts of the country affecting normal life.Temparature in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar dis...

With more murky dealings emerging during the custodial interrogation of Vindoo Randhawa, Mumbai police probing the IPL betting scandal may question Gurunath Meiyappan, CEO of Chennai Supe...

Rejecting the talk about two power centres and differences between them, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said there is "collective leadership" between her and Manmohan Singh and...

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi appealed to the NDA and other Opposition parties to come together and collectively help the government pass the food security and land acquisition Bills.

India on Wednesday successfully test fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Navy's latest guided missile frigate INS Tarkash off the coast of Goa.

PM Manmohan Singh on Thursday said India was well positioned to become a net provider of security in its immediate region in the Indian Ocean and beyond.

Bangalore city earlier known as 'Pensioners Paradise' and 'Garden City', now consists of migrants from all over India as well as other countries.

Here's a look at the some of the things floating around in cyberspace.

"No rift with PM. We all stand by him'' Congress president, Sonia Gandhi.

"Allegations of impropriety are being investigated and cases of wrong doing will be punished," Manmohan Singh said.

Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber goes under surgery for a serious knee injury for the second time in 6 months.

In what could be yet another historic appointment in the annals of the Indian-American community's immigrant experience, senior administration sources have told rediff.com that Nisha Desa...

A bomb blast ripped through a bus carrying security personnel in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 12 people and injuring more than 20, police officials said.

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai left India with an honorary doctorate from LovelyProfessionalUniversity, but his "wish list" for the Indian government remained unfulfilled.

As Afghanistan enters the endgame of its 13-year-long partnership with the United States, President Hamid Karzai has added a new twist to its reliable relationship with India by presentin...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said India was well positioned to become a net provider of security in its immediate region in the Indian Ocean and beyond.

Notwithstanding serious doubts over injured Sachin Tendulkar's availability, Mumbai Indians would look to exorcise their Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs demons when they meet Rajasth...

The condition of Preeti Rathi, the young New Delhi woman targeted in an acid attack May 2 on the day she arrived here to take up a nurse's job, is deteriorating with the acid eating into ...

NEW DELHI, May 23 (Reuters) - The Indian government will be comfortable with a stable rupee exchange rate and there was no reason for the currency to be unstable, C. Rangarajan, chief eco...

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Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share pric...

Chennai, May 23: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) boss Gurunath Meiyappan was not present at his residence in Chennai on Thursday, May 23 when a team of Mumbai police reached the city to continu...

Lucknow, May 23: BSP supremo Mayawati's dream projects, including memorials and parks in the name of Dalit icons in the state capital, would now witness marriages and cultural events with...

Imphal, May 23: The All Tribal Students' Union (ATSUM) today said it would launch a series of strike from June 3 to press for their demands. The demands include filling up of vacant posts...

Washington, May 23: Deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev participated in a 2011 gruesome triple murder outside Boston along with a Chechen killed during a confrontat...

New Delhi, May 23: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team's reputation in tatters, has turned out t...

Five panic-stricken passengers jumped off an express train to land in front of a speeding Rajdhani.

Pune cricket fans are furious that Sourav Ganguly-led Pune Warriors' performance has been ‘atrocious’.

The answer could determine whether you will be caught for corruption.

Forty-two-year-old Sanjay Gulati, father of a teenager, had brought his Tata Indigo only a week ago.

The Centre’s move to carve out 4.5 per cent reservation for minorities would double the job opportunities for Muslim community, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid said

SP, BSP miss anniversary event to release report card

PM was responsible for the "gloom, pessimism, cynicism and negativism: BJP

NIA filed chargesheet against four people suspected in 2006 Malegaon bomb blasts case.

PM has called a meeting of the government's emergency security committee.

The widening police investigation into spot-fixing in the IPL is likely to net more cricketers.

The World Biodiversity Day (WBD), a United Nations established observance to promote biodiversity issues, was held on May 22. The day commemorates the convention on biodiversity, held on ...

In London, men, women and children witnessed what's being called 'the first Baghdad-style violence in the UK' in the form of a vicious 'machete attack'. Two men were seen by many eye witn...

Higher and technical educational scenario of the northeastern region has been drastically changing from last five years. Despite the availability of world class institutions in the region...

When Vijay Kumar Malhotra lost the re-election to the Lok Sabha from the former Sadar constituency, people were very happy. They were saying that it was a good riddance since Mr. Malhotra...

The recent opinion poll has given number one slot to Narendra Modi for becoming the prime minister. The poll also says that if BJP fights 2014 general elections with the name of Narendra ...

Bangalore, Aug 3 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley arrived here late Tuesday to help state party legislators pick a successor to outgoing chief mi...

Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) The death toll due to lightning strikes increased to 24 in Orissa with the state government confirming seven more deaths Tuesday.

Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) Two first-year students of a reputed West Bengal engineering institute have alleged that they were abused and harassed by their seniors on social networking site Fac...

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) A man was arrested Tuesday for opening fire at a head constable in west Delhi, police said.

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) A 21-year-old man has been arrested from a bank where he hid himself in order to commit burglary, police said Tuesday.

He said over the last nine years, India's deterrence capabilities have also matured and have been given concrete shape

A resident of Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, Arunima was pushed out of the general compartment of Padmawati Express for resisting a chain-snatching attempt by some criminals

"Hilal Molvi of LeT was killed in an encounter with police in Narparistan (Fatah Kadal) area of old Srinagar city," Syed Ashiq Bukhari, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Srinagar, t...

After months of dithering on the economy, India's beleaguered government roared back to life in dramatic fashion in September 2012, announcing big bang reforms as part of package of meas...

The new variety, its grower Kaleemullah Khan said, was his way of honouring the bravery and spirit of the young physiotherapist, whose rape and death galvanised the entire nation

New Delhi (ABC Live):The Indian government has decided to give an additional Rs 3,000 crore to state owned oil companies to makeup for losses they incurred on the sale of fuel during the ...

Hanoi (ABC Live): India and South East Asian countries have decided to work for early free trade agreement in services and investment and announced visa-on-arrival facility to nationals o...

New Delhi (ABC Live): The Adarsh Group Housing Society scam all set to take head of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan when on Saturday he offered to resign to Congress President Son...

Nagoya (ABC Live): The Global Environment Facility, the World Bank, and IUCN on Friday announced to start the $US10 million Save Our Species (SOS) initiative.

New Delhi (ABC Live): National Human Right Commission chief and former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan argued flawless Right to Information as in present form it has many loopholes.

Nagpur: Zaheer Khan broke the building partnership between Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith by sending latter back to the pavilion. Smith tried to drive Zaheer and ended up in the safe hands...

Nagpur: Dale Steyn led South Africa's fightback with a maiden five-wicket haul to restrict India to 296 in a key World Cup match on Saturday despite a sparkling 111 from Sachin Tendulkar...

New Delhi: Former CVC P.J. Thomas has decided to move the Supreme Court seeking review by a Constitution bench of its March 3 judgement quashing his appointment, claiming that judiciary ...

Nagpur: South Africa ruined India’s party at Nagpur by sending back Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Yuvraj Singh Virat Kohli and Harbhajan Singh in quick successions here...

Fukushima, Japan: Radiation leaked from an unstable Japanese nuclear reactor north of Tokyo on Saturday, the government said, after an explosion blew the roof off the facility in the wak...

Following sexual harassment charge No. 2 in his high-flying career, sacked iGate honcho’s associates distance themselves from the scandal, saying ‘enough is enough’. They feel indiscretio...

Yaana, who was Yogesh till a few years ago, is probably the first person to marry outside the LGBT community, raising hopes for greater acceptance in the mainstream...

Following the SC ban, the region’s economy had tanked, with miners selling off equipment and workers not knowing what the future had in store for them. But the MSPL mine's resumption indi...

In March, a 16-year-old boy died during a liposuction surgery. When Sudha Pillai delved deeper to find out why he had to opt for liposuction at such a young age, it unravelled a traumatic...

Sumanth Lazarus developed a crippling eye problem just days before his 12th ISC exams, but he came out a winner. And he achieved it without stepping into a coaching class...

CHANDIGARH : The eight chief ministers including Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal have opposed the counter-terror intelligence hub terming it as against the spirit of federal ...

CHANDIGARH: Director Mandeep Kumar’s “Jinne Mera Dil Lutea” was a mega success at PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2012 sweeping 7 awards including Best film.

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh sate secretariat of the CPIM has asked the government to immediately withdraw the hike in electricity tariff and stop singing the rhetoric of being a power st...

NEW DELHI: In order to meet the increasing demand for railway coaches, the union cabinet Thursday approved setting up of a new unit for manufacturing the state-of-the-art aluminium coache...

ISLAMABAD: The trade talks between Pakistan and India "indicate the growing strength of those who want peace for an economically prosperous and thriving South Asia", said a leading daily ...

Dubai, Sept 15 - A wave of furious anti-American protests against a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) abated a little on Saturday, but U.S. policy in the Muslim world remained ove...

Srinagar, Sep 15: Protests against a derogatory film about Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) continued for the second day in the Valley on Saturday, with lawyers and students joining in to vent an...

Aadil Wani Srinagar, Sept 15: Voicing their concern at the failure of Muslim governments and organizations, notably the Organization of Islamic Co-operation (OIC), to live up to their ma...

Tawseef Lone Srinagar, Sept 15: Caught in a Catch-22 dilemma, the Kashmir University authorities, in an unprecedented move, are understood to have asked its officials and students to ens...

‘No Need For Americans To Leave Valley’ Srinagar, Sept 15: Denouncing the recent killings of Panchs and Sarpanchs, Hurriyat conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, on Saturday sa...

The power ministry maintains that an increase of one dollar in gas price at current exchange rate will impact the power sector directly by around Rs 6450 crore annually. The fertilizer mi...

Humiliated and depressed, the man hung himself, leaving behind a seven page suicide note in which he has blamed his in-laws for driving him to take the extreme step.

Of the 333 Zila Parishad seats, the SAD-BJP combine pocketed around 250. For Block Samitis, the combine bagged over 2500 out of 2732 seats.

After Delhi Police came on top in the Sreesanth brouhaha, the men in khaki from Mumbai decided how could they be left behind. Cops are now in a competition to book the bookies, hook the c...

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Concerned over the vulnerability of children being exploited through social networking sites, the Delhi high court on Wednesday sought suggestions from Facebook and Google on safety meas...

India has sought access from the US to 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana — both of whom were found guilty of supporting Pakistan-based ter...

The death of terror suspect Khalid Mujahid last week is gradually turning into a major communal issue. The office of Jamal Ahmed, the counsel of Khalid Mujahid, was ransacked by protesti...

There is marginal increase in the skewed sex ratio of Haryana. As per the latest data released by the Haryana census department on Wednesday, the sex ratio has increased up to 879 in 200...

The first Bollywood link in the current IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal — Vindoo Dara Singh has been into the betting business for the past many years. The investigators said that th...

Allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail will not impact the fortunes of small shop-owners, claims

Even as Maharashtra cracked down on the so-called ‘oil-mafia', Government employees across the State on Thursday did not do any work or clear files. This was their protest against the mur...

We recommend a sell in the stock of Tata Chemicals from a short-term perspective. It is seen from the charts of the stock that after encountering long-term resistance (May 2008's peak) ar...

DLF: The stock tumbled 5.4 per cent accompanied with above average volume on Wednesday. We recommend a sell with stiff stop-loss at Rs 246

The redesigned Web site of  The Hindu Business Line (http://www.thehindu businessline.com) will be launched on Friday afternoon. The Web site, designed by Mario Garcia Jr. of Garcia Media...

One of Sreesanth's former business partners, P Sivakumar, told TOI that their company - S36 Sports & - was incorporated in 2010.

Airlines in India are likely to emulate low-cost-carriers in US and Europe which keep a basic fare and charge for all ancillary services offered.

The incident unfolded on Wednesday afternoon when officers responded to reports of an assault just a few blocks from the Royal Artillery Barracks.

The five patents at issue in the case include two associated with Siri voice-commanded personal assistant in iPhones.

An employment sub-index pulled back slightly again in May though local media reports suggest China's job situation is still holding up this year.

Firstcall Research is bullish on Coal India and has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target of Rs 338 in its May 21, 2013 research report.

Sharekhan has come out with its report on agri commodities. According to the research firm, Sugar and Gur prices likely to trade firm in near term.

Nirmal Bang has recommended hold rating on ITC with a target of Rs 370, in its May 21, 2013 research report.

Sri Arumuga Enterprise has submitted a copy of the minutes of the Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the Company held on April 29, 2013.

Hawkish comments by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and weakness in China's factory activity rattled Asian markets on Thursday, sending stock prices down, the US dollar to three...

Pope Francis has more pressing concerns than excess leverage in the global financial system.

China's social media companies tread a fine line.

ICICI Bank on Friday suspended 18 employees, pending investigation, following allegations that it was one of three private lenders operating a money laundering racket.

The department of telecommunications (DoT) today asked Bharti Airtel to stop 3G services within three days in the seven circles it does not have the required licences.

US manufacturing output bounced back in February, the latest signal of strength in an economy that is showing clear momentum after a near-stall at the end of last year.

Travelling on the Outer Ring Road that connects Hyderabad's international airport to, among other places, Gachibowli, where the Indian School of Business is situated, is a breeze.

Foreign governments and asset managers are mounting a last-ditch push against the US Volcker Rule, worried that the proposed ban on proprietary trading could exacerbate a liquidity crunch.

As has been pretty much the European story since the crisis strengthened, with Europe's leaders content to just kick the can down the road, it takes a few weeks after a 'crisis' summit/me...

Exactly a decade ago, speaking at the inauguration of the Daily Times, a liberal new publication edited by Najam and Jugnu Sethi, pillars of Pakistani media, I got myself into some troubl...

Bangalore is where Yahoo! has its second largest R&D centre globally.

The RBI notification came on a day when Indian foreign minister S.M. Krishna was visiting Pakistan

The signal that goes out: with Pakistan, everything goes

Government moves to clarify stand on coal blocks, focus attention on loss of the monsoon session by blaming BJP

There was no patent infringement by Cipla as its cheaper version was a different variant of the Roche drug, says Delhi HC

Japanese stocks plunged, pushing the Nikkei stock index down 7.3% to notch its biggest loss since the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

The U.S. dollar was at its highest for nearly nine months against the Indian rupee on suggestions the U.S. Federal Reserve could taper its economic stimulus.

The preliminary HSBC China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to a seven-month low of 49.6 in May, signaling a contraction in activity.

Nearly a month after one of the world's worst industrial accidents—which killed more than 1,100 people, most of them female garment workers—survivors with debilitating injuries are facing...

India's ambitious push to increase the share of wind power in its total power generation portfolio could falter due to slow progress in implementing policies to attract investment to the ...

Sentiment hit after Fed chairman said the $85bn-a-month asset purchase programme could start to wind down

The Fed chairman said it might consider taming asset purchases soon if officials became convinced that the economic recovery was on a steady upward path

Factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months as new orders fell, the May HSBC PMI showed, raising concerns of a feeble recovery and adding to the pressure on Beijing to act

US carmaker blames high costs, the small scale of the market and mounting losses for the decision to close two manufacturing plants

Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist, has dedicated to dissidents everywhere a heavy-metal video he has made that satirises the power of state authorities

New Delhi, Aug 2 (ANI): Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today said all the States and UTs of the country e...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the players' union seeking a declaratory judgment that the lockout of players does not violate...

Controversial queen Rakhi Sawant has expressed her willingness to marry yoga guru Baba Ramdev. While addressing media person on the sidelines of a promotional event in New Delhi, Sawant ...

Soundarya Productions, headed by Producer Vinod Bachchan, successfully completed 15 days of ZILLA GHAZIABAD shoot at Wai. The location where hits like DABBANG and OMKARA were shot seems ...

The Indian International Jewellery Week kicked off on a great note with a show by Gitanjali, in association with the Beti campaign, a movement against female foeticide. A star studded fa...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart surgeries reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday becoming the oldest person to conquer the worl...

ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal ...

AMMAN (Reuters) - Washington threatened on Wednesday to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political end to a civil war that is spreadin...

LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street on Wednesday, in what the government said appeared to be a terrorist ...

A girl who was swept away in the Indian Ocean tsunami seven years ago said Friday she broke down in tears this week after tracking down her parents, who had long lost hope of finding her...

If North Korea&#039;s new leader is looking for advice on how to carry on his family&#039;s dynasty, he could turn to Rahul Gandhi, who is on a quest to become the fourth generation of h...

Protesters gathered Saturday outside a town hall in southern China to appeal for the release of people detained during demonstrations over a planned power plant expansion, a witness said.

A new survey shows people in poorer countries send text messages more often than those in wealthier countries. Men in Spain and Germany access the Internet on their phones twice as much ...

The National Center on Family Homelessness said 1.6 million children were living on the streets of the United States in 2010 or in shelters, motels and doubled-up with other families. Th...

A bomb planted in a rickshaw has killed at least 12 people in Quetta in south west Pakistan, officials say.

Ford Motor says it will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years making cars in the country.

An 80-year old Japanese man has reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the oldest person to scale the world's highest peak.

The theft of US intellectual property is "unprecedented" and costing billions, a US report says, pointing to China as the main culprit.

The Delhi police chief says at least three more cricketers are being watched for their role in alleged spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with President Thein Sein of Myanmar in an exclusive interview.

Christiane Amanpour speaks with street artist "JR" about the democratic power of street art.

Women are less ready to compromise their ethics in pursuit of success at work, a recent study has suggested.

"The name's Bond, Commander Bond." Words uttered by the world's most famous secret agent who is adored by his country, feared by the bad guys and trained by Britain's Royal Navy.

The global talent war is heating up as baby boomers begin their mass exodus from the workforce. But a new report reveals employers are not prepared for the new generation of emotionally i...

MUMBAI, India, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the recent amendments in the Companies Bill, India is all set to become the first country to make the disclosure of CSR activities mandato...

In the immediate future, India small and medium businesses1 indicate a rapid anticipated growth trend for tablet acquisition. A deep-dive analysis of the India SMB expenditure on these de...

India ’s health ministry has asked the nation’s drug regulator to review U.S. court documents that alleged Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (RBXY) sold adulterated drugs, according to a ministry...

India announces more training and reconstruction aid, as Afghan president seeks help ahead of withdrawal of NATO troops.

Indian stock-index futures dropped, signaling benchmark indexes may decline for a fourth day, the longest losing streak in more than a month.